List of Famous people born in People's Republic of China

Zhong Huijuan is a Chinese pharmaceutical executive, billionaire, and the world's richest self-made woman. She is the founder, CEO, and chair of Hansoh Pharmaceutical, which is headquartered in Lianyungang and is traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. She is the company's majority shareholder, with a 66% stake. In 2020, she was the world's 70th richest person and 9th richest woman according to Forbes, as well as the 20th richest person in China according to Hurun, with a net worth of US$14.6 billion.

He Jiankui is a Chinese biophysics researcher who was an associate professor in the Department of Biology of the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, China. Earning his Ph.D. from Rice University in Texas on protein evolution, including that of CRISPR, He learned gene-editing techniques (CRISPR/Cas9) as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University in California.

Zhang Xueying, also known as Sophie Zhang, is a Chinese actress. Zhang is regarded as one of the "New Four Dan actresses of the post-95s Generation" (95后四小花旦), along with Zhang Zifeng, Vicky Chen and Guan Xiaotong.

Zhang Yuning is a Chinese footballer who currently plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League.

Xu Qiling is a general (Shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He is now the commander of the Western Theater Command. He formerly served as commander of the Western Theater Command Ground Force, commander of the Eastern Theater Command Ground Force, and commander of the 79th Group Army.

Ye Qun was the wife of Lin Biao, the Vice-Chairman of China who controlled China's military power. She was mostly known for taking care of politics for her husband. Ye was a member of the 9th Politburo of the Communist Party of China. She died with Lin Biao and their son Lin Liguo in a plane crash over Mongolia on September 13, 1971. They also had a daughter, Lin Liheng (Doudou), who was not on the airplane.

Ruth Mulan Chu Chao was the matriarch of a Chinese-American philanthropic family. In 2016, Harvard Business School dedicated the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center in her honor, making it the first building at the business school named for a woman and an Asian American. Four of Chao's six daughters attended the business school, including former United States Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao.

Richard Hui Koon-ying was a Hong Kong actor and singer. He along with his brothers, Michael and Sam, made several comedy blockbusters in the 1970s and 1980s.

Wang Lin was allegedly a Chinese qigong master. He first became famous for qigong in the 1990s. He may have met Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Suharto, Zhao Wei, Faye Wong, Jack Ma and other famous person. After being exposed by the Beijing News in July 2013, he became more famous in China. He fled to Hong Kong and he said he was "China's Snowden".

Chen Liangyu is a Chinese politician best known for his tenure as the Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai, the city's top office, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, from 2002 to 2006.